The Cannes Film Festival is in full swing in France this week after opening ceremonies, and the first wave of screenings made a bit of a splash yesterday. Today, there is some news about Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz, who is premiering his latest pic at the festival, “Mariner of the Mountain,” in the Special Screenings section.

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According to Variety, Aïnouz (the critically acclaimed animated film “The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão” which won the top Un Certain Regard prize at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival) is now set to make his English-language debut with the new feature film “Firebrand,” a historical drama that will see four-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams (“Shutter Island,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Manchester By The Sea,” “My Week With Marilyn“) playing Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry The VIII.

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